Got my Fire TV today, which, as I mentioned before, is a 30 day trial. First off...Sunday delivery? They must really want me to try it. Secondly, there is no way this thing is replacing my Roku. I was hoping for a set top box with a better interface and faster response within apps, and I didn't get either of those. I knew the Roku's channel variety would trump the Fire, but even still if this delivered in the other areas, I would have kept it and gladly waited for the other apps I use.
With gaming, there wasn't much I wanted to try. I downloaded Asphalt since it was free, and after a long download process, I had to adjust the settings since I had a controller plugged in so it wasn't automatically accelerating as if I was just using the remote. I played the tutorial, but then after that, couldn't get into the first race without it having one of the most comical bugs I've seen, where it would just cycle through cars while the music freaked out. Backing out would get it out of the loop, but it would just keep repeating anytime I tried to get into the race.
Ultimately I wasn't trying this for the games, I was trying it for use as a set top box. I actually think I prefer the Roku interface to this. While the Roku has its own movie and TV rental service, it's not the shell of the entire interface in the way that all the Amazon services are in your face on the Fire TV. The Roku's priority is showing you the channels you've downloaded. Discovering apps on the Fire is fairly difficult as well. I had no clue there was a Twitch channel until I accidentally stumbled upon it right before I unhooked the device. It's just the Android app, but that's not an issue. The issue I had was it either worked incredibly well and displayed an amazing picture, or it did nothing at all, and just sat on a black screen after selecting a channel.
So back to the Roku I go.
